Steven Berkoff
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-08-03 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Stepney, East London, England
Steven Berkoff
Biography
Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director.
As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style known as "Berkovian theatre", which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism. His work has sometimes been viewed as an example of in-yer-face theatre, due to the intense presentation and taboo-breaking material in a number of his plays. As a screen actor, he is known for his performances in villainous roles, including the portrayals of General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983), Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Lt. Col. Podovsky in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Adolf Hitler in War and Remembrance (1988–89).
Known For
Acting
The Awakening
as Henry
Nameless
as Dr. Bymmock
(2024)
Hamlet
as Polonius
(2024)
From Roger Moore with Love
as Self
(2024)
The Performance
as Sam
(2024)
The Phantom Warrior
as Hades
(2024)
The Can
as Mason
(2024)
Bad Seed
as Doctor Ainsley (voice)
(2023)
Young, Sexy & Dead
as Claudio Vestiquez
(2022)
(2022)
Exorcist Vengeance
as Bishop Canelo
(2022)
Titanium White
as Father Tornatore
(2021)
Creation Stories
as Aleister Crowley
(2021)
Alice, Through the Looking
as Executive Producer
(2020)
Righteous Villains
as Grandfather
(2020)
Ernie
as Arthur
(2020)
L'énigme quantique d'Einstein
as narrateur
(2019)
Red Devil
as Lazarus
(2019)
The Last Faust
as Dr. Goodfellow
(2019)
Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart
as Edmund
(2018)
Point of No Return
as Evans
(2018)
Meeting Jim
as Self
(2018)
Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs
as Host
(2017)
London Heist
as Alfie
(2017)
Fanged Up
as Governor Payne
(2017)
Transhuman
as Til
(2016)
Manhattan Night
as Hobbs
(2015)
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
as Dr. Flint
(2015)
North v South
as Vic Clarke
(2015)
7 Cases
as Lawson
(2014)
We Still Kill the Old Way
as Charlie Archer
(2014)
Katherine of Alexandria
as Liberius
(2013)
RED 2
as Cobb
(2013)
Muse of Fire
as Self
(2013)
The Boy with a Camera for a Face
as Narrator
(2013)
Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian
as Friend
(2012)
G.B.H.
as Chief Constable
(2012)
Strippers vs. Werewolves
as Flett
(2012)
(2011)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Dirch Frode
(2011)
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
as Guru Shah
(2010)
The Tourist
as Reginald Shaw
(2010)
Dead Cert
as Kenneth Mason
(2010)
The Big I Am
as The MC
(2010)
The Road to Coronation Street
as Sidney Bernstein
(2010)
The Rapture
as The Controller
(2010)
Perfect Life
as The Elder
(2010)
(2009)
44 Inch Chest
as Tippi Gordon
(2009)
At World's End
as Jack Pudovski
(2009)
Pinter's Progress
as Self
(2009)
Shakespeare’s Villains
as Himself, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, Juliet, CAsio
(2008)
(2007)
(2006)
The Flying Scotsman
as Ernst Hagemann
(2006)
Pu-239
as Starkov
(2006)
The 10th Man
as 'Red' Jack Weinbaum
(2006)
Penguins of the Antarctic
as Narrator
(2005)
Action Man: X Missions The Movie
as Dr. X (voice)
(2005)
Shadow of the Sword
as Inquisitor
(2005)
Forest of the Gods
as Commandant Hoppe
(2005)
(2004)
Head in the Clouds
as Charles Bessé
(2004)
Brides
as Karabulat
(2004)
(2004)
Action Man: Robot ATAK
as Dr. X (voice)
(2003)
9 Dead Gay Guys
as Jeff
(2003)
Headrush
as Wuj
(2003)
Bokshu - The Myth
as Professor Metcalf
(2002)
Steal
as Surtayne
(2002)
Beginner's Luck
as Magic Bob
(2001)
Attila
as King Rua
(2000)
Rancid Aluminium
as Mr Kant
(2000)
Inside 'Octopussy'
as Self
(1999)
Expelling the Demon
as Man / Tongue
(1998)
Legionnaire
as Sgt. Steinkampf
(1997)
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
as Vittorio DaSilva
(1997)
Coriolanus
as Coriolanus
(1995)
Fair Game
as Colonel Ilya Kazak
(1994)
Decadence
as Steve / Les / Helen's Couturier
(1993)
Flynn
as Klaus Reicher
(1990)
The Krays
as George Cornell
(1990)
A Season of Giants
as Girolamo Savonarola
(1990)
Silent Night
as Harry
(1989)
(1988)
Prisoner of Rio
as Jack McFarland
(1987)
Metamorphosis
as Mr. Samsa
(1986)
Under the Cherry Moon
as Mr. Sharon
(1986)
Absolute Beginners
as The Fanatic
(1985)
Rambo: First Blood Part II
as Lt. Col. Podovsky
(1985)
Transmutations
as Hugo Motherskille
(1985)
Revolution
as Sgt. Jones
(1984)
Beverly Hills Cop
as Victor Maitland
(1983)
Octopussy
as Orlov
(1981)
Outland
as Sagan
(1981)
Beloved Enemy
as Kozlov
(1980)
McVicar
as Ronnie Harrison
(1977)
Joseph Andrews
as Greasy Fellow
(1975)
Barry Lyndon
as Lord Ludd
(1975)
The Passenger
as Stephen
(1971)
A Clockwork Orange
as Det. Const. Tom
(1971)
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Pankratov
(1969)
Vendetta for The Saint
as Bertoli
(1965)
The Pistol
as Private First Class Gutkowski
(1964)
Hamlet at Elsinore
as Lucianus
(1961)
Konga
as Student on Field Trip (uncredited)
(1959)
The Devil's Disciple
as British Corporal
(1958)
I Was Monty's Double
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Crew
Oedipus
Director
(2020)
(2020)
(2019)
Brighton
Author
(2019)
Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart
Screenplay
(2010)
Metamorphosis
Writer, Music, Set Designer, Director
(2009)
Shakespeare’s Villains
Writer
(1999)
East
Director
(1997)
Coriolanus
Director
(1994)
Decadence
Director, Screenplay
(1987)
Metamorphosis
Writer